Kern River Brewing Company is Kernville’s first brewpub. This makes KRBC much more than just a restaurant; it’s an attraction in itself. According to the Kernville Chamber, on any given weekend the town of Kernville can easily swell to between 20-40 thousand people, all of whom are looking for entertainment and can find it at their establishment. KRBC has received an overwhelming and enthusiastic response from both locals and visitors alike. Approximately 15,000 people live in the Kern River Valley, 2,000 of those people make up the town of Kernville. Keeping the names of the beer local, providing a simple yet diverse menu, and having a comfortable place where “everybody knows your name”; Kern River Valley residents and visitors alike have found themselves at home. Pumpkin Ale is a fall seasonal ale brewed with real pumpkin and a hint of allspice. It pours slightly orange in color with a light sweetness and spicy finish.

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Now please kick back, and enjoy another sit down with Friends Drink Beer.

To support Kern River Brewing Company and find out more about their beers, visit:

Website: kernriverbrewing.com

Instagram: @kernriverbrewing

BEER EVENT OF THE WEEK

EVENT: The First Annual Athletic Oktoberfest 5K

WHERE: Athletic Brewery in Stratford, Connecticut

WHEN: Saturday, October 12th from 11am - 4pm

WHAT: Get ready for Athletic Brewing’s first ever non-alcoholic craft beer Oktoberfest! Lace up for an exhilarating 5k beforehand, starting and finishing at their brewery. A 1 mile walk route is also available. Then raise a stein of Athletic and be merry! All while enjoying authentic German cuisine and live Oktoberfest music. All attendees will receive an Oktoberfest Stein.

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Ryan Roope - Executive Producer

Jared Brody - Writer/Producer

Shipyard Brewing Company is a family owned brewery – rooted in tradition and brimming with innovation. Their award-winning beer is handcrafted by a team of brewers who learned their art from world-renowned master brewer, Alan Pugsley. They’re committed to cultivating a new generation of creative, passionate brewers, and their team is constantly exploring innovative and diverse styles of beer through their pilot system at the Portland brewery and their 7-barrel system at Federal Jack’s Brew Pub in Kennebunk Harbor. Smashed Pumpkin is a big-bodied pumpkin beer with a light coppery orange color and pleasing aromas of pumpkin and nutmeg.

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To support the and find out more about their beers, visit:

Website: Shipyard.com

Instagram: @ShipyardBrewing

BEER EVENT OF THE WEEK

EVENT: Annual Oktoberfest at Snake River Brewing

WHERE: Snake River Brewing in Jackson, Wyoming

WHEN: Wednesday, October 2nd

WHAT: It's time for the 25th Annual Oktoberfest at Snake River Brewing! Don your dirndls & suit up in lederhosen! They’ll be serving traditional German food, selling liter and 1/2 liter steins, while listening to the Bavarian Tunes of The Hof Band! There will be banquet hall seating, drinking games and their awesome staff will be dressed head to toe in costume!

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Ryan Roope - Executive Producer

Jared Brody - Writer/Producer

Founded by partners in life and work, Charles Porter and Brenda Crow, Little Beast Brewing is a family brewery with a passion for making great beer and sharing it with others.

They craft wild, wood-aged and blended beer naturally with diverse cultures. By harnessing the little beasts that ferment their beer, they capture their untamed beauty and produce farmhouse beers that are diverse in flavor and rare in character. Wolf Camp is a saison with tropical and stone fruit aromas and flavor of El Dorado hops.

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Now please kick back, and enjoy another sit down with Friends Drink Beer.

To support the and find out more about their beers, visit:

Website: littlebeastbrewing.com

Instagram: @littlebeastbrewing

BEER EVENT OF THE WEEK

EVENT: Beer School: Come to the Malt Side

WHERE: Captain Lawrence Brewing Company in Elmsford, New York

WHEN: Thursday, September 12, 6:30pm - 9:30pm

WHAT: Join them in exploring a number of brewing and beer topics while enjoying some of the best beers that Captain Lawrence has to offer. Perfect for the craft beer novice or longtime enthusiast looking to learn more, these classes will offer a taste of what craft beer has to offer and help you make an informed decision about what you’re putting into your glass. Hang out with fellow beer lovers, discuss all things beer, savor beers brewed just steps away and impress your friends and family with your newfound craft beer savvy.

Come to the Malt Side:

While hops receive the most fanfare these days, without malts, beer wouldn’t be possible! Explore malt’s crucial role in Come to the Malt Side, where they’ll dive into the creation of malt and its role in the brewing process while tasting a wide range of maltier beer styles. The Malt Side beckons!

Topics Include:

The early history of brewing and the origins of malt

An in-depth look at the malting process and the wide variety of malts that can be created

The significance of malt in the brewing process

The rationale behind barley being the most popular grain used for malt

An exploration of various malt-forward styles

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Ryan Roope - Executive Producer

Episode Written By - Jared Brody

Hopworks was founded in 2007 by Christian Ettinger, their Brewmaster. He started brewing in his parent’s kitchen during his first summer break in college and it didn’t take long to decide he would open his own brewpub. Christian began his career at the Eugene City Brewery, where many of Oregon’s great brewers have had their start. He completed Intensive Brewing and Science and Engineering courses from the American Brewers Guild and was awarded the World Beer Cup Champion Brewmaster while brewing at Laurelwood Pub and Brewery in Portland. Blueberry Milkshake IPA has a velvety texture from an abundance of wheat and oats, along with berry-forward Galaxy and Vic Secret hops for flavor and aroma. The beer is then fermented on mounds of blueberries and added lactose for extra body and sweetness.

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Now please kick back, and enjoy another sit down with Friends Drink Beer.

To support the Hopworks Urban Brewer and find out more about their beers, visit:

Website: hopworksbeer.com

Instagram: @hopworksbeer

BEER EVENT OF THE WEEK

EVENT: 3rd Anniversary IPA Fest

WHERE: North Park Brewing Company in San Diego, CA

WHEN: Saturday, June 29 from 11am - 4:00pm

WHAT: Come celebrate 3 years with them at their third annual NPBC Anniversary IPA Fest! Craft beer will be flowing at this in-house beer festival! Enjoy unlimited tastes of amazing IPAs from their meticulously curated list from San Diego and beyond! Join the whole team and grab tastes of delicious IPAs at multiple pouring stations around the taproom. Get your tickets today for food, live music, unlimited tasters and more to be expected.

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Alex Hobbs - Executive Producer

Ryan Roope - Executive Producer

Episode Written By - Jared Brody & Alexis Ashjian

New Holland Brewing Company’s deep roots in the craft industry go back to 1997. Their role as an integral member of the artisan approach is something they take seriously, yet engage lightheartedly. New Holland Brewing believes the art of craft lives in fostering rich experiences for their customers, through creating authentic beer, spirits and food while providing great service. Recognized for their creativity and artistry, New Holland’s mission to improve the lives of craft consumers everywhere is seen in their diverse, balanced collection of beer and spirits. New Holland brews and distills at three locations in Holland and Grand Rapids, Michigan: their production facility on the north side; their Pub & Restaurant in downtown Holland; their brewpub and distillery; The Knickerbocker, on Grand Rapids’ West Side. Check them out! The Dragon's Milk is a signature bourbon barrel-aged stout with a refreshing blend of raspberry and hibiscus, lending fruity tartness that enhances the underlying flavors of bourbon, vanilla, and roasted malt character.

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Now please kick back, and enjoy another sit down with Friends Drink Beer.

To support the New Holland Brewing Company and find out more about their beers, visit:

Website: newhollandbrew.com

Instagram: @newhollandbrew

BEER EVENT OF THE WEEK

EVENT: Brewers in the Hot Seat

WHERE: Eagle Rock Brewery in Los Angeles, CA

WHEN: Saturday, June 22 from 3 - 4:30pm

WHAT: As the wings get hotter, the questions get harder… Come hear your favorite brewers talk craft beer culture and current events through sweat and tears, while you sip on a pint and laugh! Sounds sort of twisted, but it's fun for everyone, we promise. Interviewees will have to eat 2 increasingly-fiery hot wings every 15 minutes...will they make it all the way through? Who'll wave the white flag first?

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Ryan Roope - Executive Producer

Episode Written By - Jared Brody & Alexis Ashjian

Happy Monday, everybody! This week, Ryan and Alex are trying two beers! Heady Topper and Focal Banger, both from The Alchemist. The Alchemist is a family run brewery specializing in fresh, unfiltered IPAs. John and Jen Kimmich originally opened The Alchemist as a 60 seat brew pub in the village of Waterbury in 2003. After eight years of success and growing popularity, they decided to open The Alchemist Cannery, a 15 barrel brewery and canning line built for the production of their flagship IPA, Heady Topper. Today, they move all their beer weekly in a concerted effort to provide the freshest, hoppiest packaged IPAs on the market. Heady Topper is brewed only in Waterbury, Vermont and is distributed throughout the state. Their Waterbury brewery is not open to the public, however, they distribute a portion of Heady Topper to their Stowe brewery and Visitor’s Center for retail sales and tasting. They opened the state of the art Stowe facility in 2016, designed to be as low impact as possible while providing them with enough space to serve their community and the growing number of beer tourists to Vermont. Their second year round beer, Focal Banger, is brewed in Stowe, as well as seasonal beers that rotate throughout the year. Heady Topper is a Double IPA with a proprietary blend of six hops – each imparting its own unique flavor and aroma. There’s just enough malt to give this beer some backbone, but not enough to take the hops away from the center stage. Focal Banger is an IPA with a crisp and clean British malt character, that utilizes Citra and Mosaic hops.

This week on FDB - we invent Backstairs, learn how far a convict will go for Insta-fame, Alex discovers what lemurs are, and more!

Now please kick back, and enjoy another sit down with Friends Drink Beer.

To support the Alchemist and find out more about their beers, visit:

Website: alchemistbeer.com

Youtube: Thealchemistbeer

BEER EVENT OF THE WEEK

EVENT: Tropical Disco at Rhinegeist Brewery

WHERE: Rhinegeist Brewery in Cincinnati, Ohio

WHEN: Friday, May 31st

WHAT: Getaway get down. On Friday, May 31st, the taproom transforms into a Tropical Disco! Blacklight dance floor, glow-in-the-dark face paint, rotating DJ sets + a slew of speciality brews and cocktails.

Break out your neon and get ready to glow– dance floor opens at 9pm.

Free and open to the public.

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Alex Hobbs - Executive Producer

Ryan Roope - Executive Producer

Episode Written By - Jared Brody & Alexis Ashjian

Happy Monday, everybody! This week, Ryan and Alex are trying Sour Rosé by Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project. Founded in Denver, CO in late 2010, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project is the culmination of brewmaster and “Brettanomyces Guru,” Chad Yakobson’s, open source Master’s Degree research, The Brettanomyces Project. Crooked Stave takes a progressive approach to brewing blends science and art through creativity and passion. The resulting creations, most of which use Brettanomyces yeasts and mature in oak, are beers of extraordinary complexity. From their humble beginnings, they embraced creativity while always striving to make quality their focus. Today they are proud to say they work closely with many of the farmers and skilled craftsmen who produce the ingredients they regularly use. They periodically brew with Colorado floor malted barley as their base malt, they feature Colorado grown hops in various recipes and work meticulously with whole fruit and only whole fruit, most of which is grown in Colorado. This attention to detail and stewardship for the land produces beers of extraordinary quality and is unmistakable in everything they produce. Sour Rose has raspberry sourness upfront with a very distinct tartness, with notable flavors of blueberry, oak, and light wheat.

This week on FDB - we're educated in the new qualifications of nannies, discover an immigrant raccoon, learn of a kid VERY impressed by orchestras, and more!

Now please kick back, and enjoy another sit down with Friends Drink Beer.

To support Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project and find out more about their beers, visit:

www.crookedstave.com

BEER EVENT OF THE WEEK

EVENT: Sam Adams Red Sox Pre-Game Tour and Trolley

WHERE: Samuel Adams Boston Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts

WHEN: May 27th from 1 to 2:30pm

WHAT: Wrap up the long weekend with a very special Red Sox edition brewery tour before the game on Monday, May 27 at 1 p.m. You’ll get an inside look of the Samuel Adams brewery; learn how we make our beer; and, most importantly, taste of three of our specialty beers. After the full experience, you’ll enjoy a pretzel, a pint from any of our brewery exclusive draft beers and a co-branded koozie to keep. When the tour and tasting ends, you’ll board a trolley bound for Fenway Park with plenty of time to arrive before the first pitch.

Tickets for this event cost $20 and are extremely limited so get yours before they sell out!

*Trolley departs brewery promptly at 2:30 p.m. with no return trip.

*Tour ticket does not include a ticket to the game.

This is a 21+ event.

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Alex Hobbs - Executive Producer

Ryan Roope - Executive Producer

Episode Written By - Jared Brody & Alexis Ashjian

Happy Monday, everybody! This week, Ryan and Alex are trying Dead Guy Ale by Rogue Ales. Rogue Ales started brewing in 1988 in Ashland, Oregon. After the pub opened later that year, Jack (the owner) started looking to expand due to overwhelming success. In early February 1989, Jack wandered to Newport in search of the perfect place for another Rogue Pub. Legend has it that a terrible and unusual snow storm struck, and Jack found himself stranded on the Historic Bay Front, with no way up the hill. He was forced to walk the streets until he met up with Mohave Neimi, founder of the famous Mo’s Clam Chowder. She took him to the original Mo’s restaurant, gave him a bowl of hot clam chowder, and told him about her dream of living above a Bar and how she might just have the perfect spot for the next Rogue Brew Pub. The large building sported 3 full-time apartments upstairs, a sweater shop, art gallery and 1,100 square feet of empty storefront and an 800 square foot garage that was currently being used to store antique cars. Mo offered the vacant space and the garage to Jack, at a very generous price, under two stipulations; that a picture of Mo herself, naked in a bathtub, be forever displayed at the Pub (which is still there today just to the left of the bar) and that Rogue “feed the fishermen”, meaning that Rogue gives back to the local community. This building was known as the Front & Case Building. In Feb of 1989, construction began on the Bay Front Brew Pub. Making this a step up in the world by going from a basement in Ashland to a garage in Newport. Dead Guy Ale is a German Maibock full of rich caramel malts and herbal hop nuances, tied together with a balanced hop bitterness.

This week on FDB - Florida Man strikes again! This time with cohort, Florida Woman. We also learn how not to handle a firearm, contemplate what it would be like to be a volcano, and more!

Now please kick back, and enjoy another sit down with Friends Drink Beer.

To support Rogue Ales and find out more about their beers, visit:

Website: rogue.com

Twitter: @RogueAles

BEER EVENT OF THE WEEK

EVENT: John Maier’s Coastal Brew Fest in Newport, Oregon

WHERE: Rogue Brewer’s on the Bay

WHEN: Saturday, May 18 from Noon to 9pm

WHAT: Join Rogue Ale’s on Saturday May 18th as they celebrate their Brewmaster, John Maier’s monumental 30th anniversary with their inaugural Brews on the Bay Coastal Brew Fest, at Rogue World Headquarters. They’ll be celebrating all day long and pouring beers from their fellow independent West Coast brewers to benefit Newport Fishermen's Wives. Come try John’s 30th anniversary brew, and get your commemorative bottled signed by the legend himself. All ages and furry friends are welcome; they'll have local eats available as well. So get in it.

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Alex Hobbs - Executive Producer

Ryan Roope - Executive Producer

Episode Written By - Jared Brody & Alexis Ashjian

What’s up, everyone! This week, Ryan and Alex are trying Dr. Lupulin 3x IPA by Revision Brewing Company. Revision Brewing was founded on the principle of having an evolutionary spirit. Add to this their respect for craft beer and the result is the quality you get with Revision Brewing Company. Their motto, "Respect craft beer," refers to a genuine appreciation for all aspects of the craft beer culture: passion, process, ingredients, people, and of course the beer itself. Dr. Lupulin 3x IPA is a high ABV brew that is easy drinking without excessive alcohol heat. Is that mango having a pleasant Conversation with dank? You bet it is!

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Now please kick back, and enjoy another sit down with Friends Drink Beer.

To support Revision Brewing Company and find out more about their beers, visit:

Website: revisionbrewing.com

Instagram: @revisionbrewing

BEER EVENT OF THE WEEK

EVENT: Tony's 9th Anniversary Beer Bash

WHERE: Tony’s Darts Away in Burbank, CA

WHEN: Sat May 11th 12:00 am - Sun May 12th 7:00 pm

WHAT: They can't wait to raise a glass with their wonderful family of supporters to nine years in Burbank! They're still going strong because of you!

Festivities kick off Friday evening, May 10th, with the tapping of their new batch of Darts Away IPA at midnight! Brewed in collaboration with Bluebird Brasserie, it’s the 8th batch of their anniversary strong IPA. Commemorative glassware will be available!

Then from 10am-7pm Saturday and Sunday, May 11 & 12, they'll be tapping a new keg every hour! Expect plenty of rare beers to make an appearance.

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Alex Hobbs - Executive Producer

Ryan Roope - Executive Producer

Episode Written By - Jared Brody & Alexis Ashjian

Hello, everybody! This week, Ryan and Alex are trying White Stouts Can’t Jump by Abomination Brewing Company. Abomination Brewing Company is a nomadic brewery that participates in a practice called gypsy brewing, constantly moving from place to place while still brewing fresh beer. They enjoy creating collaboration brews as well as putting some fresh art from different artists on all their cans. They’re hoping to have settled on a perfect location for their taproom by the end of this year or early 2020. White Stouts Can’t Jump is a White Stout (obviously) with flavors of vanilla bean, cacao, and coffee.

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Now please kick back, and enjoy another sit down with Friends Drink Beer.

To support Abomination Brewing Copmany and find out more about their beers, visit:

Website: abominationbrewing.com

Instagram: @ abominationbrewingco

BEER EVENT OF THE WEEK

EVENT: South Florida Taco Battle & Craft Beer Fest 2019

WHERE: CB Smith Park in Pembroke Pines, Florida

WHEN: April 27th from 1pm to 6pm

WHAT: The 3rd Annual South Florida taco battle and craft beer fest is back again. The annual battle brings together local restaurants and craft breweries for a challenge that will showcase the best taco culinary skills and beer master of South Florida! This is a free event for the whole family! Get ready for good food, great drinks, live music, lively taco eating competition, local vendors, kids zone and just a fun atmosphere all around!

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CREDITS

Alex Hobbs - Executive Producer

Ryan Roope - Executive Producer

Episode Written By - Jared Brody & Alexis Ashjian